Diane Hause: A native of New York, Diane Hause, moved to Wilmington almost 40 years ago. She graduated from UNCW in 1978 with her B.F.A. in painting. She taught painting at Cape Fear Community College but left North Carolina in 1979 to travel. She went on to receive her M.F.A in painting from UC-Santa Barbara. Since graduate school, Hause has lived and taught in Baltimore, Tampa, and Atlanta. She returned to North Carolina in 2010. During her 15 years in Atlanta, Hause was the founder, owner, and operator of the prominent gallery 3TEN HAUSTUDIO. (More Bio Info Here)

Shannon Bourne: As a native of the North Carolina coast, Shannon Bourne’s personal and artistic history has been profoundly shaped by the delicate ecosystem found throughout the regions of the Cape Fear and Outer Banks. Beautifully complex and constantly changing, the diversity of life found in and along the waters edge have continued to intrigue her and serve as artistic inspiration. Bourne primarily works with techniques that include etching, monotype, and relief. (More Bio Info Here)

About the Gallery:

The MC Erny Gallery is located in WHQR's studio in The Warwick Building at 254 N. Front Street, downtown Wilmington. Call WHQR at (910) 343-1640 for more information. The Gallery is open Monday - Friday from 10am - 4pm and during Fourth Friday Receptions.